WARB MHA PMSS 2015-16 Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles

Organization : Welfare & Rehabilitation Board Ministry of Home Affairs
Scholarship Name : PMSS 2015-16 Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme
Application Last Date : 31 December, 2015 (Online ) | 15 January, 2016 (Offline )

Website : http://www.warb-mha.gov.in/
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/6053-PMSS.pdf
Apply Online : https://scholarships.gov.in/

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme :

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) under the aegis of the National Defence Fund, was introduced from the academic year 2006-07 to encourage higher technical & professional education for the dependent wards & widows of Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR) Personnel

Update : NSP Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifles 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/25527.html

Number of Scholarship :
Total 2000 of Scholarship to be sanctioned equally for both girls & boys under PMSS will be given for the each academic year in addition to renewal cases of previous years.

Eligibility:
I) Wards/widows of deceased CAPFs & AR personnel died in harness/election duty, wards of personnel disabled due to causes attributable to Government service and Wards of Ex-CAPFs & AR personnel in receipt of Gallantry Awards.
II) Wards/widows of retired and serving CAPFs & AR Personnel. (Personnel below Officer Rank)
III) Pursuing first professional degree programme in the field of Engineering, Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, BBA, BCA, B. Pharma, B.SC (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.), MBA and MCA etc. in accordance with the guidelines as mentioned in Para- 8 (B).
IV) Having minimum 60% marks in Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) i.e. 10+2/Diploma/Graduation or equivalent in case of new applicant. Or For applicants applying under renewal category, it is mandatory to pass the each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them with minimum 50% marks
Or
For applicants applying under renewal category, it is mandatory to pass the each subsequent academic year of the professional courses being pursued by them with minimum 50% marks
V) A grace period of one year only for cases, where there is a delay on part of candidate for submission of application for renewal of scholarship may be entertained.

Duration of Scholarship :
One to five years (depending upon the duration of the course being pursued by the applicant and as approved by the respective regulatory body).

Amount of Scholarship :
I. Rs. 2250/-per month for girls.
II. Rs. 2000/- per month for boys

To be paid annually after selection @ Rs 27000/- to each girl & Rs 24000/- to each boy

Guidelines for the Applicant Applying online :

Before applying, the applicants should read the instructions/guidelines carefully as mentioned below

A) Minimum Entry Qualification (MEQ) :
For being eligible for the scholarship under PMSS, an applicant should have secured minimum 60% marks in MEQ i.e. 10+2/ Diploma/ Graduation as the case may be. MEQ for entry to various professional course differs. For example MEQ for MBBS is 10+2 whereas for BE/B.Tech it is 10+2/Diploma. It is graduation for B. Ed and MBA.

Note: –
I) Wards admitted in 2nd year of technical/professional Bachelor Degree Course (BE/B.Tech etc) through lateral entry after completion of Diploma courses are eligible for PMS.
II) In case of applicant passed XII exam from CBSE, marks obtained in best of five subjects out of 500 will be considered for calculating the percentage of marks in MEQ.

B) Courses applicable under PMSS :
I) Only First professional degree courses like BE, B Tech, BDS, MBBS, B.Ed., BBA, BCA, B Pharma, B.Sc (Nursing, Agriculture, etc.) duly recognized by the respective Government Regulatory Bodies, such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India(MCI), University Grant Commission (UGC).
II) Details of professional degree courses applicable for PMSS are mentioned at Appendix- I

C) Scholarship for Integrated Courses:
The PMSS is restricted to first Professional Degree Courses only. It is applicable for B.Ed but not for BA+B.Ed, also for LLB not for BA+LLB. In case of integrated ME/M.Tech/M.Pharma, the scholarship will be given for initial three/four years as the case may be.

D) Bank Account:
I) Applicant those fulfilled eligibility criteria and applying under PMSS must have an active and valid Account in any nationalized bank which has Electronic Clearing System (ECS)/Core Banking, to facilitate transfer of scholarship amount directly to their account.
II) In case of minor account, the same should be converted into major account
III) Correct bank particulars as well as related documents like a cancelled leaflet of a blank crossed cheque and copy of pass book clearly showing the account number and name of account holder are required at the time of filling the application form.

How to apply:
** From the academic year 2015-16 onwards, the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) for CAPFs & AR will be implemented through National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
** For this, all the eligible applicants need to apply online on the website of National Scholarship Portal (NSP) i.e. scholarship.gov.in on or before 31 December of every year and incase applicant is unable to apply online, than offline application may be accepted upto 15 January, 2016 for this academic year only. After scrutiny and compilation of all applications CAPFs & AR should forward the same to the Chairman, Welfare and Rehabilitation Board, CAPFs, New Delhi by 15 March of each year positively. Final compiled list of selected candidates will be prepared by WARB and should be forwarded to MHA by 15 April of each year for onward submission to PMO.

Detailed guidelines and documents/ prescribed proforma required to be scanned and uploaded for both fresh and renewal categories are available on the website of :
I) National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
II) Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB)
III) Central Armed Police Forces & Assam Rifle ( CAPFs & AR)
IV) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)